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Ethiopian Manuscript Digital Archive, HMML Project ID EMDA, Manuscript No. 237

This Geʿez language manuscript was created between 1650 and 1749. This date is estimated, based on paleography, a study of the manuscript's letter shapes, by Jeremy Brown and Stephen Delamarter.

This manuscript's last known location (i.e., where it was microfilmed or digitized at some point in the past forty years) is the repository of Dabra Ḍaḥāy Qeddus Mārqos Church in Gojjam Province, Ethiopia.

To view the manuscript, go to the digital copy.

This manuscript has a very high number of Marian miracle stories: 300. Of these stories, 3 are unique, marked with a ☆ in the table below, under Other Aspects. Also, 1 has a stanza or hymn at the end, marked with a ♫ in the table below, under Other Aspects.

This manuscript has no paintings of Marian miracle stories, but it does have 7 paintings of Mary and events in her life. To see the paintings in this manuscript, go to its PEMM Paintings by Manuscript page.

This manuscript has a total of 261 folios and 269 scans. It has 3 columns per page and approximately 30 lines per column.

The stories in this manuscript were cataloged by Dawit Muluneh. Assistance and/or typing of incipits by Bret Windhauser.

The PEMM abbreviation for this manuscript is EMDA (HMML) 237.

The Beta Maṣāḥǝft abbreviation for this manuscript is EMDA00237. Other shelfmarks and/or abbreviations for this manuscript include EMDA 00237; G4-IV-19; UNESCO 6-10.

Regarding this manuscript's repository:

The Ethiopian Manuscript Digital Archive (EMDA) at the Hill Museum & Manuscript Library (HMML) is a collection of several digitization projects that have been carried out in Ethiopia beginning in 2011. HMML has the largest collection of electronic and microfilmed Ethiopian/Eritrean manuscripts in the world. Locations for the EMDA project include Moṭā Giyorgis Church in Goğğām Province, Marṭula Māryām Monastery in Goğğām Province, Dabra Ḍaḥāy Qeddus Mārqos Church in Goğğām Province, Dimā Giyorgis Monastery in Goğğām Province, Na'akkweto La'ab Church in Wallo Province, and Qarānyo Madḫānē Ālam Church in Goğğām Province. There are currently 566 manuscripts in this collection.

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EMDA (HMML) 237

Order in MS	Story Title	Location in MS	Story Recension	Incipit	Other Aspects	Story ID
1	Atrib's Virgin Mary Church and the monk who saved it with his prayers when its destruction had been ordered by the Caliph.	s. 8b-12a, col. 1, line 3	-	ንዌጥን ፡ በረድኤተ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ወበአኰቴተ ፡ ስብሐቲሁ ...	-	207
2	Saint Abba Mardari the Righteous, who overheard twelve angels talking about going to Constantinople to hear Saint John Chrysostom praise the Virgin Mary.	s. 12a-13a, col. 2, line 26	-	ወኮነ ፤ ቅስዱ ፡ አባ ፡ ማርዳሪ ፡ ዘውእቱ ፡ ክቡር ፡ በኀበ...	-	208
3	A wealthy man to whom the Virgin Mary appeared in the form of a bird to save the countryside from pestilence.	s. 13a-13a, col. 1, line 9	-	ወሀሎ ፡ ፩ብእሲ ፡ በአሐቲ ፡ ሀገር ፡ ወውእቱ ፡ ብእሲ ፡ ባ...	-	209
4	Saint Paul is taken to the third heaven and there sees the Virgin Mary.	s. 13a-14a, col. 3, line 27	-	ይቤ ፡ ጳውሎስ ፡ እንዘ ፡ ይነግር ፡ ስብሐቲሃ ፡ ለእግዝእትነ...	-	213
5	Saint Abba Besoy of Egypt's brother, Abba Bǝhor, a disciple of ʾAmmoni, sees the glory of the Virgin Mary in a vision of St Mary	s. 14a-14a, col. 1, line 6	-	ወኮነ ፡ ሎቱ ፡ ለአባ ፡ አሞኒ ፡ ቅዱስ ፡ ረድእ ፡ ዘስሙ ፡...	-	214
6	Book of Vision of Saint Gregory the Seer of Hidden Matters (of Roha, Syria) of the Virgin Mary in paradise [sinkessar entry?]	s. 14a-15a, col. 3, line 20	-	ይቤ ፡ ጎርጎርስዮ ፡ ረአዬ ፡ ኅብአት ፡ እንዘ ፡ ያየድዕ ፡ ...	-	215
7	Giyorgis Haddis, the martyr, and his wife Sawla, who was visited by the Virgin Mary	s. 15a-15b, col. 1, line 22	-	ወሀለወት ፡ አሐቲ ፤ ብእሲት ፡ ቅድስት ፡ ብእሲት ፡ ጊዮርጊስ...	-	216
8	The history of Dabra Mahew near Jerusalem and its miraculous spring	s. 15b-15b, col. 1, line 2	-	ወሀሎ ፡ በሀገረ ፡ ኢየሩሳሌም ፡ መንገለ ፡ ሄኖን ፡ በቅሩበ ...	-	217
9	Awr, the sorcerer son of the princess and the magician Abrasit, who converted when confronted by the Virgin Mary	s. 15b-16a, col. 2, line 26	-	ወሀሎ ፡ ፩ንጉሥ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ሀገር ፡ ዘይብልዎ ፡ ሙፃ'አ ፡ ...	-	218
10	The Virgin Mary, as a young woman, cures the son of a Roman official in Bethlehem.	s. 16a-16b, col. 3, line 17	-	ወሀሎ ፡ ፩መኰንን ፡ ዘይደዊ ፡ ወልዱ ፡ ወእንዘ ፡ ሀለወት ፡...	-	219
11	Book of Felsata la-Maryam: [Chaine Part 03] Dormition: A woman whose right eye had been blinded by a demon is healed by The Virgin Mary.	s. 16b-17a, col. 3, line 7	-	ወእንዘ ፡ ሀለወት ፡ እግዝእትነ .... በ፪ ፡ በቤተ ፡ ልሔም...	-	222
12	Book of Vision of Timothy of Alexandria: Part 01 or summary?: The Virgin Mary appears to Patriarch Timothy of Alexandria, in the church of Saint Pachomius in Alexandria (see ID 231).	s. 17a-17a, col. 1, line 12	-	ወሀለዉ ፡ ብዙኃን ፡ መነኮሳት ፡ እምነ ፡ ደቂቁ ፡ ለአባ ፡ ...	-	223
13	Book of Vision of Anthony of Dabra Qwesqwam: Part 1: Anthony starts to narrate about the Virgin Mary having a special connection to the monastery (opening)	s. 17a-17b, col. 3, line 24	-	አነ ፡ እንጦንስ ፡ ዘደብረ ፡ ቍስቋም ፡ ሖርኩ ፡ ወሰከብኩ ፡...	-	224
14	Book of Vision of Anthony of Dabra Qwesqwam: Part 2: Anthony narrates about the Virgin Mary having a special connection to the monastery (cont.)	s. 17b-18a, col. 3, line 5	-	ይቤ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ቅዱስ ፡ ዘርእየ ፡ ርኢክዋ ፡ ለእግዝእትነ ....	-	225
15	Book of Vision of Anthony of Dabra Qwesqwam: Part 3: People come with their exhausted animals and the Virgin Mary annoints their feet	s. 18a-18b, col. 2, line 5	-	ይቤ ፡ እንጦንስ ፡ ዘደብረ ፡ ቍስቋም ፡ እሙነ ፡ እነግር ፡ ...	-	226
16	Book of Vision of Anthony of Dabra Qwesqwam: Part 5: Anthony asks the Virgin Mary why she blessed the feet of the animals before the people when anointing	s. 18b-18b, col. 1, line 5	-	ይቤ ፡ እንጦንስ ፡ ዘደብረ ፡ ቍቁቋም ፡ ተስእልክዋ ፡ ለእግዝ...	-	228
17	Book of Vision of Anthony of Dabra Qwesqwam: Part 6: The Virgin Mary has a bottle of oil and Anthony talks about this heavenly hall or chamber (concluded)	s. 18b-19b, col. 3, line 22	-	ይቤ ፡ እንጦንስ ፡ አስተርአየተኒ ፡ እግዝእትነ ... ጊዜ ፡ ...	-	229
18	As a girl, the Virgin Mary gave water in her shoe to a thirsty dog	s. 19b-19b, col. 2, line 2	-	ወሀለዋ ፡ አንስት ፡ ምስለ ፡ እግዝእትነ .... ወመጽአ ፡ ከ...	-	236
19	Book of Vision of Timothy of Alexandria: Part 01? or 02?: The life of the Virgin Mary to the birth of Christ.	s. 19b-21a, col. 3, line 25	-	ይቤ ፡ ጥሞቴዎስ ፡ ሊቀ ፡ ጳጳሳት ፡፡አንሰ ፡ ርኢክዋ ፡ ለእ...	-	231
20	Saint John Chrysostom is given the keys of the kingdom by Saint Peter and the Gospels by Saint John the Evangelist and then the Virgin Mary appears	s. 21a-21b, col. 3, line 26	-	ወሀሎ ፡ ፩ብእሲ ፡ ሊቀ ፡ ጳጳሳት ፡ ዘሀገረ ፡ ቍስጥንጥንያ ...	-	241

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